Shadowfang Keep

SFK

Shadowfang Keep loading graphic

Location

Silverpine Forest ^{[45, 68]}

Race(s)

Undead

Human

Worgen summon

End boss

Lord Godfrey

Instance info

Type

Dungeon

Advised level

16 - 26; 85 (Heroic)

Minimum level

11

Player limit

5

Bosses

For the original version of this dungeon before 0400 Cataclysm, see Shadowfang Keep (original).

Shadowfang Keep is a haunted keep near the borders of Gilneas in southern Silverpine Forest ^{[45, 68]}, on a high bluff overlooking Pyrewood Village. It is the former base of operations for the demented archmage Arugal, who wrested the keep from Baron Silverlaine with his worgen "children" and held it until he was defeated by agents of the Horde. The keep is now occupied by the followers of renegade Gilnean nobleman Vincent Godfrey, traitor to both his homeland and to the Forsaken who returned him from death.

History Edit

Shadowfang Keep - Official Site — The courtyard

From old World Dungeons site:

During the Third War, the wizards of the Kirin Tor battled against the undead armies of the Scourge. When the wizards of Dalaran died in battle, they would rise soon after - adding their former might to the growing Scourge. Frustrated by their lack of progress (and against the advice of his peers) the Archmage, Arugal elected to summon extra-dimensional entities to bolster Dalaran's diminishing ranks. Arugal's summoning brought the ravenous worgen into the world of Azeroth. The feral wolf-men slaughtered not only the Scourge, but quickly turned on the wizards themselves. The worgen sieged the keep of the noble, Baron Silverlaine. Situated above the tiny hamlet of Pyrewood, the keep quickly fell into shadow and ruin. Driven mad with guilt, Arugal adopted the worgen as his children and retreated to the newly dubbed 'Shadowfang Keep'. It's said he still resides there, protected by his massive pet, Fenrus - and haunted by the vengeful ghost of Baron Silverlaine.

Pyrewood Village is shadowed to the north by Shadowfang Keep, once a bastion of Alliance power but now the dark residence of a mad former mage of the Kirin Tor, named Arugal. The worgen that stalk the Keep, as well as the cursed villagers of Pyrewood, are the doings of this madman. During the Third War, Arugal made these worgen as allies but they could not be controlled and turned on him and the other soldiers. He went mad after this and now accepts them as his "children." His worgen run rampant throughout much of the forest.

During the events of World of Warcraft, agents of the Banshee Queen Sylvanas Windrunner were dispatched to both solve the mystery of the enigmatic worgen and ultimately terminate the source of the creatures' infestation in Silverpine. Eventually they were able to discover that the mad archmage, Arugal, was behind the worgen's presence, and the Forsaken command ordered him slain.

This section concerns content exclusive to Cataclysm.

The dungeon was updated to reflect current events. The level range was lowered and a Heroic mode added. Lord Godfrey replaced Arugal as the final boss, given the former's attempted assassination of leaders of both the Alliance and Horde, ending with him fleeing to Shadowfang Keep.

Overview Edit

Current

SFK is one of the first instances players will step into. The mobs within are entirely undead, as the worgen mobs have long since disappeared with the death of Archmage Arugal.

Pre-Cataclysm

SFK was the first vaguely challenging instance that players were likely to encounter. In addition to the volume of mobs present, several of the mobs here cast various curses, nearly every type of Worgen had some sort of special ability (active or passive) that affected a group's ability to deal with them, and the undead humans made use of Silence, which meant that a tank could be caught without healing in some fights if the healer(s) got hit with it.

For the level, the loot here is highly desirable, with a few different items that can sell well via the twink market. Several bind-on-pickup blue items are also to be found here, primarily for Mages and Warriors in particular. Although the level is still low enough that cash isn't hugely abundant, there is still some silver dropped.

Bosses Edit

The following bosses are present in Shadowfang Keep:

Encounters Edit

Bosses	Monsters
Shadowfang Keep (Entrance) - Jail Baron Ashbury	Corpse Eater Frantic Geist Rabid Mastiff Forsaken Trooper Magistrate Henry Maleb
Shadowfang Keep (Courtyard) Apothecary Hummel (Love is in the Air event only)	Fel Steed Frantic Geist Haunted Servitor Mindless Horror Shadow Charger
Shadowfang Keep (Kitchen - Dining hall) Baron Silverlaine	Ghostly Cook Haunted Servitor Shadowy Attendant Summoned Lupine Spectre Razorclaw the Butcher Rethilgore Wolf Master Nandos Odo the Blindwatcher
Shadowfang Keep (Corridor) Commander Springvale	Spitebone Skeleton Tormented Officer Wailing Guardsman
Shadowfang Keep (up to and including Observatory) Lord Walden	Fetid Ghoul Dark Creeper Sorcerous Skeleton Stone Sleeper Unstable Ravager Spitebone Guardian
Shadowfang Keep (up to and including Final Room) Lord Godfrey	Pustulant Monstrosity Dread Scryer Spitebone Flayer

NPCs Edit

Alliance

Horde

Other

Haunted Stable Hand

Quest guide Edit

Alliance	Horde
[18D] Adventurers Wanted: Shadowfang Keep (optional) [18D] Sniffing Them Out [19D] Armored to the Teeth [20D] Fighting Tooth and Claw [21D] Fury of the Pack	[18D] Adventurers Wanted: Shadowfang Keep (optional) [18D] This Land is Our Land [19D] Plague...Plague Everywhere! [20D] Orders Are For the Living [21D] Sweet, Merciless Revenge

Class	Quest	Race
Druid	[20D] The Circle's Future
Druid	[20D] The Circle's Future
Hunter	[20D] A Well-Earned Reward
Hunter	[20D] A Marksman's Weapon
Mage	[20D] Mastering the Arcane
Mage	[20D] Mastering the Arcane
Paladin	[20D] The Hand of the Light
	[20D] A True Sunwalker	Tauren
	[20D] The Adept's Path	Blood elf
Priest	[20D] A Budding Young Surgeon	Gnome
	[20D] Favored of Elune	Night elf
	[20D] A Well-Earned Reward	Human Worgen Ironforge dwarf
	[20D] A Seer's Staff	Tauren
	[20D] A Seer's Staff	Goblin
	[20D] Staff of the Light	Blood elf
	[20D] The Dark Cleric's Bidding	Undead
	[20D] The Shadow-Walker's Task	Troll
Rogue	[20D] A Royal Reward
Rogue	[20D] Blade of the Shattered Hand
Shaman	[20D] Blessings of the Elements
Shaman	[20D] Dreamseeker's Task
Warlock	[20D] A Boon for the Powerful
Warlock	[20D] Token of Power
Warrior	[20D] A Fitting Weapon
Warrior	[20D] A Fitting Weapon

Dungeon denizens Edit

Horses
Mastiffs
Orc (one, High Warlord Cromush)
Rats (critters)
Undead
- Gargoyles
- Geists
- Ghosts
- Ghouls
- Plague eruptors
- Skeletons
- Skeletal horse (one, Shadow Charger)
Worgen

Loot Edit

See Shadowfang Keep loot.

Geography Edit

Maps Edit

Pre-Cataclysm Edit

Main article: Shadowfang Keep (original)

Media Edit

Images Edit

Loading screens

Videos Edit

Gnomeschool's Dungeon Guide (Normal)
21:37 Gnomeschool Shadowfang Keep (WoW Dungeon Guide and Lore)

Guide by love2playwow.com
03:40 Shadowfang Keep Guide

Entrance location
03:07 How to find your way into the Shadowfang Keep Dungeon - World of Warcraft


03:50 Shadowfang Keep Heroic - Dungeon Guide and Commentary


06:59 LoD Shadowfang Keep Guide (Heroic Mode)

Notes Edit

Players used to farm SFK for the two level 19 BoE rare weapons – [Shadowfang] and [Assassin's Blade] – which could sell for high amounts of gold for twink PvP characters.

Speculation Edit

This article or section includes speculation, observations or opinions possibly supported by lore or by Blizzard officials. It should not be taken as representing official lore.

Shadowfang Keep probably earned it's name from the rumours of the worgen that guard it; before that, it may have been called "Silverlaine Keep" or "Pyrewood Keep."^{[citation needed]}